Origen, on Ezek 16:8

“And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.”

“Let us pray that the mercy of God will come on us and wash away the blood from our souls.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.